Futsal Futura U7-U8
Futsal Futura training focuses on enhancing skills through the fast-paced, small-sided version of soccer played indoors. Futsal is known for improving a player’s technical abilities, quick decision-making, and creativity. Training typically involves the following aspects:
Key Areas of Futsal Training:
- Ball Control and Dribbling: Due to the smaller, heavier ball and tighter spaces, players develop precise control, quick footwork, and agility.
- Passing and Receiving: Fast, accurate passing is essential in futsal. Training emphasizes one-touch passes, short passes, and understanding angles to receive the ball under pressure.
- Quick Decision-Making: The confined space forces players to make split-second decisions, which helps improve their soccer IQ and awareness.
- Shooting and Finishing: Futsal provides plenty of scoring opportunities. Players are trained to shoot from various angles and positions with accuracy and power, often using different surfaces of the foot.
- Movement Off the Ball: With fewer players on the court, movement and positioning are critical. Futsal training teaches players to move smartly, create space, and exploit gaps in the defense.
- Defending: Training includes learning how to press quickly, mark opponents, and defend in one-on-one situations with limited space.
- Fitness and Agility: Futsal requires constant movement, so training focuses on improving endurance, agility, and the ability to make quick transitions between attack and defense.
Benefits of Futsal Training:
- Develops technical skills that transfer to regular soccer.
- Encourages creativity and improvisation due to the fast pace.
- Improves fitness, especially short-burst agility and speed.
- Sharpens decision-making under pressure.
Many top soccer players credit futsal for helping them develop their skills at a young age.
Session 1:
Gender: Boys & Girls
Age Group: 2018 – U7, 2017 – U8
Dates: 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/18
Time:
- Girls: 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
- Boys: 4:45 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: White Bear Lake High School – 5040 Bald Eagle Ave MN, 55110
Cost: $55
Session 2:
Gender: Boys & Girls
Age Group: 2018 – U7, 2017 – U8
Dates: 12/15, 12/22, 1/5, 1/12, 1/19
Time:
- Girls: 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm,
- Boys: 4:45 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: White Bear Lake High School – 5040 Bald Eagle Ave MN, 55110
Cost: $55
Coaching provided by MFC Staff.